O God, the beginning and the end of all things, Who art always
the same, and Whose years fail not, we now, at the close of another
year, kneel in adoration before Thee, and offer Thee our deepest
thanks for the fatherly care with which Thou has watched over us
during the past, for the many times Thou hast protected us from
evils of soul and body, and for the numberless blessings, both
temporal and spiritual, which Thou hast showered upon us. May it
please Thee to accept the homage of our grateful hearts which we
offer Thee in union with the infinite thanksgiving of Thy divine
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth
forever and ever. Amen.